Live at EXT

Friday, 12n

WEXT

Here’s the schedule of the upcoming Live @ EXT shows (Friday at 12n). Each Friday, we bring you live, intimate, often acoustic sets with interviews with some of your favorite musicians – rising stars, and established artists alike.

The Syracuse indie trio brought their acoustic set up to play a few songs from their EP "Where We Lived and What We Lived For." Hear how the band got it's name - All Poets and Heroes, and the inspiration for their music.

The Boston-based band Mile Twelvepass through the area now and again stopping at our friends The Cock N Bull Restaurant to play their songs. On their way to a show, they stopped to get us hip to them and their latest album, "Onwards."

The Michigan trio The Accidentalscame by the station on their way to their first show in the area on November 17th. We had so much fun when they were in town. We hope they come back again soon. They were in town on the last day of their 70-day CD release tour for the new album, "Odyssey."

Every Friday at 12n, we feature a session with a national touring artist who has passed through the area. The guest may have stopped at one of the amazing spaces to see live music, or the guest was simply out playing a radio tour to promote her or his latest album. The goal with these live sessions with interview is to help you get a little closer to the artist, to learn more about what motivates her/him.

Known throughout the music world as the King and Queen of Americana, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams have deep roots in the music world. To celebrate the release of the second album, "Contraband Love," we visited with them at The Egg when they were in town to play with Shawn Colvin.

Shawn Colvin's album, "A Few Small Repairs" celebrated it's 20th anniversary. Shawn made a stop at The Egg on her way around the country. She talks about the album, plays a Tom Petty cover, and dishes on her "favorite" of her own albums. Oh, and did you know that "A Few Small Repairs" was not a divorce album?

The Matt Flinner Trio has been making stops in the area with our friends at Wolf Hollow Brewing and The Cock N Bull Restaurant. Their brand of roots music is quite interesting and very exciting to listen to, and to witness in person, it is downright magical.

In celebration of the recent album, "Traveling Roots," we had them play a few songs and we talked about music, and Matt's stint as a bluegrass DJ as a teen with his father in Salt Lake City.

Canadian singer songwriter Craig Sticklanddropped by on his way through town. Craig has a voice so big... Just remembering the listening experience raises the hair on the backs of our arms. Discover a great new talent before he becomes so big.

Craig has been honing his craft for several years. Most recently, he played guitar for Alessia Cara while she was on tour with Coldplay. Videos of the songs coming soon.

On October 27th, 2017, the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall came alive with a great trio featuring Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell. They've not been together as the trio Cry Cry Cry in about 19 years. Since then, they've had commitments with their careers and families that have kept them from being together.

The band Twisted Pine released their debut album at the Green River Festival in July of this year. Before they did, they stopped by to play a few songs and chat with us about their rise to festival favorite. Hear some songs, and watch the video below.

Midnight North, led by songwriters Elliott Peck and Grahame Lesh, released their third album, "Under The Lights" to great acclaim earlier this year. When they stopped in town to play a show this past September, we were fortunate enough to get to sit with them and discuss everything from Grateful Dead shows and their own eclectic brand of music to their home base of Terrapin Crossroads.

In this Live@EXT session, hear Jackie Greene, the one-time member of Black Crowes and Trigger Hippy talk about the impetus for creating two EP's, recording solo in a noisy Brooklyn basement and growing up;"It sounds like a country song, but it's true," Jackie says. "My dad and mom split up when I was a kid and he left behind his acoustic guitar. I don't know, maybe I was about 10. I took piano lessons for a little while. Took guitar lessons for about 2 mo

Americana treasure and New York punk troubadour Jesse Malin stopped by and talked to Dave Michaels about his early hardcore days before turning down the volume of his music. "What I felt was we were playing out in these big venues, opening for these really big bands and everybody at that time wanted to mosh, the mosh pit, ya know", Jesse explains. "I went back down to acoustic guitar. I think there's a real connection between folk and punk be

One of our recent discoveries has been a singer songwriter from the Syracuse area by the name of Alyssa Rose. She's recently released her new EP of songs called "Tumbleweed." Here's a chance to hear what she's all about in a new Live @ EXT session.

His birthdate puts him squarely in the middle of Generation X, but Greg Klyma is an old-school troubadour. His enduring themes, articulate and amusing stories, and populist ideals make him one of those rare young artists who is carrying the torch of Woody and Ramblin' Jack.

Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer, two 5-String fiddle players from Nashville have been making waves, both on their own and recently as 10 String Symphony. Christian plays with Jerry Douglas' band, and Rachel Baiman has her solo career, too. She released "Shame" to the world earlier this year.

Hillary Perkins, a.k.a. Nell Robinson met Jim Nunally at a jam. Pretty quickly, they realized they share musical thoughts. The two embarked on their next journey, which has resulted in a couple albums, a cool concept show, and the latest recording, "Baby, Let's Take The Long Way Home."

Nell and Jim have teamed up with Jon Arkin (percussion) and Jim Kerwin (bass) to form the band that stopped by our studios on Friday (9/15/17).

New York-based singer-songwriter Bill Scorzari paints a lush folk music landscape with compelling lyrics and a rough, worn voice that draws you in. His independently released sophomore album, Through These Waves is out now. Produced by Jonah Tolchin (Yep Roc) and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Billy Bennett, the album of all original material was recorded over twelve days at the famed Bomb Shelter in East Nashville through the studio’s 1970’s MCI console and mixed to tape.

It's been a year since the release of the Lonely Heartstring Band's debut album, "Deep Waters." The guys have been busy playing festivals and touring. They've played Greyfox Bluegrass and call The Cock N Bull "home away from home." They stopped by to record a session before their most recent visit to The Bull.

Local 518 brother and sister Jocelyn & Chris Arndt have been among our faves for several years! Hear them tell Dave Michaels how they juggled attending Harvard University while writing, recording and touring relentlessly across America. In the moments when they're not busy, Jocelyn likes to read while Chris explores his cooking abilities.

Florida's rising young blues fireball drops by our studio playing a $25 Salvation Army guitar - barefoot! Selwyn talks with Dave Michaels about the ripple effect of discovering Jimi Hendrix for the first time, to seeing Buddy Guy in concert, being mentored by the self-proclaimed "Disciple of the Blues" Sonny Rhodes to the suprise of having Keb' Mo' call out his name aboard a Blues Cruise!

Ten years ago, on 07-07-07, WEXT began its quest to leave regular radio behind. When you joined us on the journey on that fateful day, the first song you heard was by a great Local 518 band known as The Kamikaze Hearts. We chose to play their song "Ash Wednesday" as the first song - it was to signify that local music and the musicians who create it was paramount to our mission. It still is - ten years later!

Seattle singer-songwriter, Robbie Christmasbrought his friend Michael Hannon to the studio to record a few songs, including his song "Wish You Were Her." Plus, we discussed songwriting, working with Train lead singer Pat Monahan and what it was like to sing the National Anthem to 68,000 NFL fans in Seattle.

Dallas singer-songwriter Matthew Wolcottdidn't take the usual route to becoming a professional musician. First he was a lawyer, but the music bug had bitten. He stopped his burgeoning law practice to follow his music passion.

David Wax Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017. They debuted the same year WEXT did. We have been big fans of David and Suz and the band for the whole time. Before they headed over to The Linda to play a show as the "duo," like in the old days, David and Suz stopped by with their two children and played us these amazing songs. We talk about their most recent album and EP, and potential new music in our future.